South Atlantic States L1® Conference 2008

'Little Switzerland' Please use this page to share your ideas and plans for the event. To add to the page Click the edit tab above. If you create an account - please use the same "Name" as you use on the Bose® Pro Portable PA Community so we'll recognize you. The idea is to use this page for ideas that are fairly firm, and use the message board discussions for the ongoing conversation. Fast Facts It's all so real that people are booking their rooms! ST 14:49, 21 March 2008 (EDT) high level view of where we're headed Location: Little Switzerland, North Carolina (link to a map) Venue: Switzerland Inn Dates: May 4, 5, 6 (Sunday, Monday, Tuesday) How do I add information here? Discussions about the conference These are on the Bose Musicians Message Boards South Atlantic States Conference named South Atlantic States to cover Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia

Venue

Switzerland Inn / Geneva Hall

• Switzerland Inn
  Mountain View Restaurant (Buildings 12 and 13): quoting Eve-at-Bose: "12+13. (Gary the Manager) said he'll let you guys use this room for free for your performances. It's actually 2 35'x36' foot rooms that used to have a wall between them, but the wall got knocked down, and there are some bathrooms built at either side, so that the opening is only 16' wide, but he said he uses it as one big banquet room (35'x72'). "

• Another option is the Geneva Hall nearby. The Geneva Hall can be rented for $150 to $200 day. (probably weekend vs weekday rate). See John Sweets detailed notes:
  Called Switzerland Inn - spoke to nice man named Jack.
  • Jack said Geneva Hall can be rented for $150 to $200 day. (probably weekend vs weekday rate).
  • Their standard rooms rates on weekends are (for mountain view) $110 / night to $170 / night for a larger room with two queens.
  • They discount the rooms (with a booking of 20 or more rooms) $30 on weekdays. (Sunday - Thursday).
  • They can provide all meals and offer full bar service. Every Friday night they have a Prim Rib and Seafood buffet. Or, if we had 75 people or more, they'd provide the buffet for us exclusively some other evening. They can do things like "three menu option" meals as well.

Geneva Hall

Geneva Hall is a country meeting hall. It is all wood. Wood floors, walls, ceiling. Approximate dimensions are 30x60. There are approximately 50 metal fold-up chairs. There is a small raised stage in one corner. It is raised approximately 8". There is a kitchen and refrigerator. We could provide beverage services. We do have a nice patio on the lobby of the lodge; it is not covered.

Pictures of Geneva Hall added today, 3-17-08.

Lodging

Switzerland Inn site map

We are booking rooms at the Switzerland Inn

• Toll-free: 1-800-654-4026
• Phone: 1-828-765-2153
• Fax: 1-828-765-0049

• Office Hours: 9:00am - 5:00pm Monday - Saturday

• Email: info@switzerlandinn.com

Quoting Eve-at-Bose (referring to the site map above)

There is a good variety of rooms and prices. For those who want to save money and go more rustic, there is #19 (Edelweiss) which has 8 bedrooms for $50 each. The A-Frames are so cute, and there are more apartment type accommodations. He said that you can take $20 off whatever rate you see on the site. Right now there is no one else booked there.

Update: The rate is now $30 off whatever you see on the site. You must mention that you are with the Bose group.

RV's are fine. He has a space with electric and water hook up, but not sewer.

Food

Menu at the Switzerland Inn

Bose will host one of the two dinners, probably Monday night. - Ken-at-Bose

On the Grid

There will be wireless Internet access (being installed on April 15th). This should cover most of the area including the Mountain View Dining Room where most of the action will be. This should also cover the main lodge (Building 10)

There is good cell phone coverage.

Airport

Within easy driving distance:

Commercial Service:

• Asheville, NC (AVL) - 1 1/2 hours
• Charlotte, NC (CLT) - 2 1/2 hours
• Blountville, TN (TRI) - 1 1/2 hours
• Greensboro, NC (GSO) - 2 3/4 hours

If you can fly yourself in:

• Hickory, NC - 1 hour

Date

Confirmed: May 4, 5, 6 (Sunday Monday Tuesday)]

Events Sunday night, all day Monday, wrap up by mid-day Tuesday

What will it cost

There is no cost to attend the conference. You are responsible for your own travel expenses, room and board.

See: Lodging for details of costs at the site.

Things to do in the area

• Hiking is abundant.
  • There are hiking trails to water falls very nearby and a mountain (by east coast standards) 15 miles away for a good 5 - 6 hour hike.

• Take a tour of Biltmore, possibly the largest residence ever constructed in America (by a Vanderbilt). Even if you are grossed out by the excess, you can't help but be amazed, over and over. Beyond the house are gardens, grounds and forests. Restaurants on premises. Arrive as soon as the estate opens in the morning for the best experience of the house.

• Shop in the "quaint" district in nearby Asheville.

Weather - What to Wear

Info from a local tourism site

Month	High Temp	Low Temp	Rainfall
April	65°F	37°F	4.60 in.
May	72°F	45°F	5.32 in.

Let us know you are coming

Please add your name to the list below if are coming or close to making your decision.

Put an asterix at the beginning of the line, then your Bose Message Board name, your real name, the number of people in your party and anything else you want others to know (examples: where you are coming from, arrival date, free seats in your car)

L1® Owners and interested parties

• Col. Andy (2) Andy & Pam Rucker
• Drumr (2) Julie & Pete Vredenburgh
• Roy (2) Martha & Roy Swindelle + Dog Dyno Rat
• ST (1) ST
• Tom Munch (1) Tom Munch
• gitarzan (1) Larry Myers
• Joelheck (1) Joel Heckman (Villages/Orlando FL) Possible ride share, Leave FL 3rd, Return afternoon 6th
• Oldghm (1) Wife and dog subject to change mind
• JohnNell (1) John - arriving Sat., May 3, staying in Main Lodge
• Troisnoir (2) Tres & Rachel Black, ridesharing with JoelHeck, arriving/departing same as above
• PmP (1) Mike Pinnick - Will attend and will take that RV site!
• BBE (1) Nathan Carls, driving, Saturday afternoon through Tuesday, Lodge
• DanCornett (1) driving, arriving late Fri, or Sat, or Sun early, through mid-day Tuesday. Willing to pick up passengers enroute from Southeastern PA. Reservation confirmed at Edelweiss for Sun & Mon.
• Porchboard (3) Nadene Isackson, Bill Stevens, Dean Dwyer - Monday day/evening only

People-at-Bose

• Chris-at-Bose (1) Chris Ickler
• Cliff-at-Bose (4) Cliff Henricksen and the 3 other members of the Cliff Henricksen band
• Ken-at-Bose (number of people) Ken Jacob
• MikeZ-at-Bose (Mike Zartarian)
• Steve-at-Bose (1) Steve Skillings
• Wiek-at-Bose (1) Wiechert Vermeulen (Bose Europe)

Performers

When we know when and where things are happening we will use this section to list who is performing.

Cliff Henricksen Band

A note from Cliff-at-Bose

I'm delighted to announce that The Entire Cliff Henricksen Band will arrive at the Spring Conference in Ashville. Players are as follows:

• Tom Beier, drums and vocals (Tom is a Bose employee and a great drummer and singer)
• Tom Yates, guitar and vocals (Tom is winner of GC's "King of the Blues" national contest, I think 3 times, sings lead too)
• GW Jenkins, bass and vocals (GW is playing a Steinberger Synapse bass, best definition we found yet)
• Me, keys and vocal

When we're all playing and singing, it's a really full and rich 8-instrument presentation. I'm so pleased this worked out and I think it will be a real treat for everyone. As always, our show will be very dynamic, kid-safe and not too loud.

We'll be doing a complete set of original tunes for you, including a walk-on announcement, time slot tbd (Ken). MikeZ asked if we could be lab rats for an in-process solo v/s ensemble tone workshop, including an all-invited onstage walk-about. I'm also in the final stages of possibly organizing a very exciting workshop on making your musical enterprise more valuable (can you say "sales"?), including a surprise guest.

Equipment Provided

Many of the people who might be driving volunteered to bring gear.

If you don't see it here and want it, then plan on bringing it with you. And if you are bringing something, then please sign in here and add your stuff to the list. Thanks.

L1® Classics / Model I

• 2 L1 Classics with 3 B1's - PmP
• 3 L1 Classics with 4 B1's and 1 A1 are available if needed. - Gitarzan

L1® Model II

• 1- Model II - Drumr
• 2- Model II's - Roy
• 2- Model II's - Oldghm
• 1- Model II - Col. Andy

T1®

• 2- T1's - Drumr
• 2- T1's - Roy
• 1- T1 - JohnNell (w/NS-Design presets)
• 1- T1 - Troisnoir
• 1- T1 - Col. Andy

B1

• 4 - B1's & Packlite - Drumr
• 4 - B1's - Roy
• # as needed, will confirm before departure, Oldghm
• 1 - B1 Col. Andy

Instruments

• 4pc Acoustic drum set w/cymbals - Drumr
• TrapKAT electronic drum set - Drumr
• drum rug & sticks/brushes - Drumr
• Korg N1 keyboard 88 weighted action w/stand -Roy
• I will bring an extra guitar for those who are flying in and don't to trust their's with the airline. Roy
• I don't mind if someone plays my electric. It's a PRS and I have a vox tone lab. The acoustic I mentioned is a Guild with a fishman pickup. Roy
• Gibson EB2D Bass Guitar - Joelheck
• Porchboard - Oldghm, DanCornett
• Taylor GS w/Expression System, - Troisnoir
• Resurrection Guitars Custom Electric, Takamine 12-String A/E, PODxtLive. Can bring plenty of other guitar gear as needed for those flying (Fender Tele, Brian Moore MIDI, Heritage 575, Roland VG-88&GR-30, Digitech GNX-3 available)
• NS-Wav4 EUB - JohnNell
• Taylor XXV-DR w/Expression System, Kramer American Pacer, Godin Multiac Steel, Mandolin, possibly others (guitar effects: POD XTL, Damage Control WMZ, Adrenalinn II)- Gitarzan
• 2 Takamine Natural Series acoustic guitars w cool tube preamps - Neil-at-Bose
• 2 Ovation acoustics Model TBD - Neil-at-Bose
• GEM RPX piano module - Cliff-at-Bose
• Nord Electro 61 organ (great Wurlitzer and Hammond/Leslie)- Cliff-at-Bose
• Seagull acoustic guitar w/ pickup - DanCornett
• old Epiphone electric bass - DanCornett
• nice sounding d'jembe - DanCornett
• misc. small percussive instruments - DanCornett
• Acoustic Variax 700 + one other real acoustic/electric to be determined. Anyone is welcome to use these. - Col. Andy

Other

• 1 - Audix OM5 & D6 - Drumr
• 3 - Senn. E604 - Drumr
• 1 - Wireless EV767 - Joelheck
• 2 - EV 767's other assorted mics and stands - Roy
• 1 - SM58 - Troisnoir
• Have a Digitech VocalistLive 2 if anyone wants to check one out before buying. PmP
• 1 - SH55 Series II - BBE
• Audix OM5 & OM6, AudioTechica - Gitarzan
• 1 - Crown CM311A headset wireless - DanCornett
• 1 - Shure Beta 58A Col. Andy

Stands and ...

• 2 - Mic Stand w/boom - Drumr
• 1 - Mic stand w/boom - Joelheck
• 1 - Mic stand w/boom, (1) music stand (if I have room) Troisnoir
• 2 - Mic stand w/boom, Behringer mini mixer (if necessary), assorted power and mic cables - Gitarzan
• 2-3 - music stands - DanCornett

Lights

• Chauvet PK-1 Rocklite compact lighting pkg w/stands (if needed) - Drumr

Program Agenda

Agenda Possibilities ongoing discussion of potential topics

(Order to be announced and subject to change without notice)

Sunday

Sunday Evening

Presentation by Bose

tba

Music

Performances by attendees

Looking for someone to organize this

Monday

Presentations all day

In addition to the Bose presentations we will have ...

And then there's reality

"System works beautifully in ideal situations, but..." Working musicians rarely operate in ideal situations. How do I deal with XXX? - background discussion - thanks PmP

ST

Topic to be announced

PorchBoard

Nadene, Bill & Dean will share a short summary of some of the stories we've received from our customers regarding how the PorchBoard has enabled musicians to add to their overall sound, performance, creativity and gig variety abilities. Dean can add a few sentences about the importance of aesthetic design as it relates to overall audience acceptance and I'm certain Bill would love to explain the benefits of the PorchBoard using an electrical resonant magnetic sensor to achieve the low-end instead of using a more common microphone pickup.

Monday Night

The Jazz Loft Project

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Music

Performances by attendees

Looking for someone to organize this

• I am not sure what is involved with this but I organize a lot of the entertainment for benefits in my area, kind of like a stage manager. I will give it the old college try (for what it's worth I never went to college). Roy

• I'll be glad to help Roy out with this - Joel

Tuesday

Nothing firm yet, but we should be finished by mid day.

Bose Presentations

• Chris-at-Bose will talk about psycho-acoustics (human hearing)
• Steve-at-Bose will talk about electric guitars and L1 and why they are a match made in heaven!

More to be announced

• Cliff-at-Bose will do custom ToneMatch Preset Filters, and possibly a workshop on how to make your L1-based musical services enterprise more valuable. discussion.

Other Presentations

• NOTE: My portable DLP projector (2000 lumens) and screen will be available for anyone needing to show a slide presentation - JohnNell
• "Photos of the Day" - Continuous slideshow of informal pictures taken during the conference will be available for viewing

Music Sign Up Sheet

Add your name below if you would like to perform (Start each new line with an asterix)

Sunday Night

• i will give it a shot. Sunday or Monday works for me - Roy
• Either night- no problem, besides someone always needs a Bass player - Joelheck
• Willing/able to sit in (primarily rhythm guitar) with anyone/most any style. You don't want me to sing...PmP
• Yes, please. - BBE/NC
• I would play - either night - Tom (I'd rather hear someone who hasn't played at one of these yet though)
• If y'all don't mind a couple of explicit faith songs... - DanCornett

Monday Night

• Either night- no problem, besides someone always needs a Bass player - Joelheck
• Willing/able to sit in (primarily rhythm guitar) with anyone/most any style. You STILL don't want me to sing...PmP
• Here, too, or instead of Sunday. - BBE/NC
• I'm an accompanist -- whoever wants to have added keys, bass, percussives, humms or harmonies, ... my goal is to make YOU sound better. - DanCornett

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